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- From: CSP1DWD@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU (CSP1DWD)
- Subject: LaserWriter 6x0 and Photograde
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- Date: 10 Jan 93 01:12:54 PST
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- Anybody can explain how Photograde works with the new Laserwriters
- 600 and 630. The press release suggests that when Photograde is enabled
- then the print resolution drops down to 300dpi... would upping memory
- to say 12 or 16Meg give you back 600dpi when Photograde is enabled?
- The 630 model shipped with 8Meg of ram behaves the same way.
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- >Also based on the 25MHz Motorola 68030 microprocessor, the 600 comes
- >standard with 4MB of RAM, expandable to 32MB. In its standard
- >configuration, the LaserWriter Pro 600 provides 300 dpi resolution
- >with FinePrint. When upgraded to 8MB of RAM, the LaserWriter Pro 600
- >prints at 600 dpi resolution or 300 dpi with PhotoGrade enabled for
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >the best possible print quality. As a special introductory offer,
- >Apple will ship the LaserWriter Pro 600 with 8MB of RAM, enabling
- >users to take advantage of 600 dpi resolution and the superior
- >grayscale printing capabilities of PhotoGrade.
-
- -- Denis
-